The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-03-18

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lA3-sA vas rciervcd 70 : special committee.
| u thc afternoon. however. thc senate went into
oonmittee q the whole Mr. Tharp In che chair
- consider ~ appropriation measures. Ine
| following items o. the bill for l6s7-e3 were
| adopted: Two hundred thousand dollxrs "a
1 complete the Capitol oe.sOO for the removal q
Ne State oflccs ~ the Capitol building; oS>o57
| for W. A Mcloy. State agent; ol.50O tor the
| 0ettysburg monuments % Indiana soldiers;
@nOw for The erection Of school building q
the Deaf End Dumb Asylum; o16.0oD for ne
State University, for erecting library build
Inc. In The appropriation for the normal school
ol.ooo was added 70 the item OF $40 for library
| purposes 20 maintain department Of natural
sciences. For enlarginR and repairing the chapel
| q the Piainhcld House Of Refuge. tA5O was
| added, snd h0o for the hospital ~ The Female
feformatory was adopted After reporting
back 70 the Senate. the bill, - amended, was
ordered engrossed- The appropriations for the
three new insane axylumns were stricken out In
the committee OF the whole. resolution a.
lowing mo- for indcxing the Senate journals WAS
adopted The bill providing for the collection
Of death, marriage and birth statistics Was
passed
H0rsE.-Bills passed: The thistle bill;
registry election bill; bill limiting railroad fare
70 three cents mile. Several leealizing bills
were passed under suspensionof the rules. The
bill y prevent cruelty 70 animals was cngrossed.
The bul TO regulate the practice IL dentistry,
civil service bill and bill 70 create bureau Of
labor statistics were also passed Mr. Loop in
trodneed bill regulating Tie use Of telephones.
lNpzANAPolS& March a-SEEATE.--The bill
20 appropriate 0.50O for indexing the Supreme
Court records was reconsidered. The bill pro-
hihteing the employment OF children In mines
and factories was passed. In the Soldiers mon
ument bill. Senator Smith ordered Lieutenant
Governor Robertson's name to be erased and
bis own inserted. II was sent 70 the Governor
HoUs4.-The House received the soldiers
monument bill. but took no action. Several
unimportsnt Senate bills were passed. The
following bills were passed: Permitting per
sons % hunt on overlooked lands; providing
for niche IN the new Capitol building for .
statue Of General Hackleman; providing for In
closing rppecanoc Battle grounds; providing
against double taxation Of building association
funds.
INDIANAPoLER March l-sENArE-The SEN
ate to-day considered large number OF bills OF
minor importance. resolution was unami
ously adopted thanking Governor Gray for
Senator Weir offered . resolution calling for
ern Prison. Upon the understanding that the
directors would probably resign tomorrow the
motion was made special order Of business
for Monday morning
HOUsE.-Thc committee OF the House 70 IN
vcstigate the charges OF bribery in connection
with the election OF Judge Turrie will report on
Monday A resolution was adopted giving
Meagher and Dickerson each esq TO defray the
expenses Of the contest In which Dickerson was
seated The remainder OF the morning session
WAS passed in discussion OF the Beaver Lake
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lands lcft by the vcceding waters OF the lake TO
purchase the same at fhirty-seven and half
cents per acre. The House adjourned at noon
without having reached vote. In the House
this afternoon the Beaver Lake bill was dis
cussed and finally passed
INDIANAPOLIS. March s. SENATE The
House bill to regulate the sale OF intoxicating
liquors was taken up and read by title for the
second reading. An effort TO pass IL under Q
supervision OF the rules failed; the bill 20 appro
pirate $4,000 for the maintenance OF the three
new insane asyiums was passed. a. was the
House mechanics lien bill: also the garnishee
bill from the House protesting against the gar
nishment OF pay. etc. Mr.. Mcclure called IN
the House til concerning the incorporation Of
mining and manufacturing companies. Passed
On motion Of Mr.. Sellers. the Senate temper
ance bin to'amend several sections OF the 1855
lquor-license bill was declared passed on a vote
recording Republicans who had not responded
as voting aye.
HousE.-The report OF the special House com
mittee concerning the claim OF w. b. Howard
for losses sustained by him through the State
house contract was submitted to-day Its
conclusions are that Mr.. Howard has paid out.
by reason OF hts connection with the construc-
ton OF the Statc-house, the sum OF 81 .0sg0.5. a.
and Of this the State has paid him only sss7..
4Jt5f, leaving the sum OF s3Soi0es as the
money advanced by him over and abovs the
sum received. This sum should be reduced by
the retained percentage due Mr.. Howard and
the present value OF property and plant made
use Of In the course OF the work amounting now
70 the sum Of s7s.05.53 The net losses Of Mr..
Howard are therefore. shown 70 be s.5i.5s ~.
INDIANAPOLIS. March g. sESATE-A bill
was introduced to prevent gambling in stocks
and other valuables. The resolution demand
ing the resignation OF the Southern Prison Di.
rectors was adopted. The report concerning
the investigation OF the benevolent institutions
was read, approved and 10000 copies ordered
printed. The appointment OF Dr. Samuel +.
Boots TO continue as q member or the state
Board OF Health was confirmed The House
resolution authorizing the State officers n
audit the claims Of certain militiamcn vas
concurred in w. II. DRAPER was elected
stenographer Of the Senate. resolution OF
coincidence IN the management OF the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum was adopted Mr.. Bailey offered
resolution that the Senate heartily sympa-
thize with ireland and her friends In her manfui
struggle for home rule. Adopted. The House
bill TO repeal the telephone law OF 1883 was In
definitely postponed-yeas 20. nays :: present
and not voting, II. Mr.. Sellers. from the COM
mittee thereon. reported that the Governor has
no further communication TO make TO this Gen
eral Assembly, and recommended that the Sen
ate now adjourn sine die The Senate 20 i'd
lourned
HousE.-A vote Of thanks was tendc<ed the
Speaker The minority report Of the committee
on benevolent institutions was read. Mr. Grif
hths moved that the House proceed 70 consider
these reports. and on that demanded the pre-
vious question, which was ordered BY yeas IS.
nays ~ On the substitution OF the minority
for the majority report, the vote resulted yeas |
81. nays ~. On the adoption Of the majority
report the vote was-yeas 80. nays 81. The
committee on the AFFAIRS Of the northern
prison presented majority and minority reports.
but they were not read. On the substitution OF
the minority for the majority report the vote re-
suitcd-yeas. ~. nays. =, and the minority report
was adopted. This differs from the majority
only In regard 70 the contract labor system.
Mr. Gardiner introduced q resolution OF sympu.
thy with the Irish people in their struggle for